Despite hydropower's clean energy benefits, it can take a hydropower project up to 10 years or more to get through the licensing process, while other emissions-emitting energy sources can be approved in a fraction of the time.

In Congress, we are close making this a reality. The energy bill (Energy Policy Modernization Act S. 2012), which contains provisions to bring the process into the 21st century, is currently being debated by a Congressional Conference Committee. However, to get this bill signed into law we need your voice. We encourage you to reach out to your member of Congress and encourage them to unlockhydro.

We shouldn’t be satisfied with a government process that stifles our most important renewable energy resource.

Click the TAKE ACTION button and tell Congress to modernize hydropower's licensing process.

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Modernization Concerns Debunked

Modernizing the licensing process to unlockhydro is good public policy that will help the nation fight climate change. Contrary to the misinformation being disseminated by some, neither of bipartisan modernization bills weakens or eliminates the authority of federal and state resource agencies to require hydropower operators to mitigate the effects of their projects. The legislation is designed to protect states’ rights and environmental values. We want you to have the facts. So we’ve put together a deep-dive analysis into the legislation to correct the record. Click the button to learn more...